Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, and co-editor (with Michael Bailey) of openDemocracy's Capitalism and the University strand that ran in 2011/12 as well as the collection of essays 'The Assault on Universities' (2011). He is the author of 'The Contradictions of Media Power' (2014) and 'The Politics of Media Policy' (2008) and secretary of Goldsmiths UCU branch.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsGoldsmiths strike: Why we’re fighting the marketisation of higher educationIn recent weeks, many UK universities have seen staff walkouts in protest against pension cuts, deteriorating...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Augar Review – an “all out ideological assault” hidden behind progressive figleavesNew proposals for post-18 education will reduce access for many poorer students, and show an incredibly narrow view...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIn defence of (some) conspiracy theoryOf course powerful people organise together. Dismissing everyone who challenges them as "conspiracy theorists" is dangerous
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Published in: openDemocracyUK'Fake news’ and Facebook: symptoms not causes of democratic declineWestminster's Fake News Inquiry has some good recommendations, but provides too many scapegoats for our failing politics.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBig media and big money in 2017 - from Disney/Murdoch to Net NeutralityThis week’s events have shown that the new digital media landscape is every bit as monopolistic as the old one. And...
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Published in: HomeMedia and twenty first century fake democracyThe ‘real’ fake news is not an exception to but the logical result of a market economy that privileges short-term...